Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub to Advance Data and Practice Transformation for Optimizing Oral Health for All (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

US · MD National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant open #RFA-DE-27-001

Response due Oct 19, 2026 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH/NIDCR) is soliciting applications for a Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub under funding opportunity RFA-DE-27-001. The hub is intended to advance data and practice transformation to optimize oral health equity for all populations. The mechanism is a U01 cooperative agreement, and clinical trials are explicitly not allowed. The opportunity is posted on Grants.gov and open for application from April 27, 2026 through October 19, 2026.

What they want

Establish and operate a Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub that will: (1) support community engagement activities related to oral health research, (2) conduct evaluation of data and practice transformation efforts, and (3) coordinate data activities across participating sites or networks to optimize oral health outcomes for all. The award mechanism is a U01 cooperative agreement; clinical trials are not permitted under this solicitation.

Technical requirements

Clinical trials are not allowed under this award mechanism
U01 cooperative agreement mechanism required
Community engagement and evaluation capacity required
Data coordination across sites/networks required

How they evaluate

Submission: Grants.gov federal grants portal

Risks & flags

Extremely limited details provided — no budget ceiling, no page limits, no personnel requirements — making competitive assessment difficult
Highly specialized scope (oral health + community engagement + data coordination hub) may limit pool of eligible applicants
No scoring criteria or review factors disclosed in the synopsis

Market context

inferred from NAICS

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

NAICS 541711

US market size: $2.0T
Typical award: $25K – $50M

Typical buyers

All federal civilianDoDStates

Commonly required

8(a)WOSBSDVOSBPE/PMP

Sector-level estimate — full code lookup not yet in catalog.

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Due Oct 19

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